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Obama uses Lincoln's Bible
Washington: Barack Obama Tuesday became the first US president to swear on the Bible that Abraham Lincoln used for his inauguration 147 years ago.
US presidents are not constitutionally required to be sworn in using a Bible, though most do, Theodore Roosevelt being the most notable exception.
With expectations from Obama riding high, his choice of the Lincoln Bible is seen as a powerful symbol of
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